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The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct is a series of sports stadiums and venues, located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. The precinct is situated around 3 km east of the Melbourne central business district , located in suburbs of Melbourne and Jolimont , near East Melbourne and Richmond .
Melbourne Arena: Melbourne, Victoria: 250 m: wood: Indoor: Built in 2000. Hosted 2004 and 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2006 Commonwealth Games: 12 m Australia: Hurstville Velodrome: Sydney: Outdoor: 78 m Australia: Joe Ciavola Velodrome (Darebin International Sports Centre) Thornbury, Victoria: 250 m: 42° wood: Indoor: 52 m
The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. [ 1 ] Medal summary
The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre [1]) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia.
The Olympic Velodrome (now Montreal Biodome) hosted the track cycling competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. ... 1956 Melbourne: Broadmeadows (road ...
The first zoo in Melbourne was established in 1861. [19] A cycling track was constructed in 1896. [19] The official site was dedicated in 1909. [19] Motorsports events took place at the park during the 1920s and 1930s. [19] During World War II in 1941-6, the speedway was part of the Allied War effort. [19]
John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tennis tournament held each calendar year.
Velodrome. Banking in the turns, called cant, allows riders to keep their bikes relatively perpendicular to the surface while riding at speed.When travelling through the turns at racing speed, which may exceed 85 km/h (52.8 mph), the banking attempts to match the natural lean of a bicycle moving through that curve.